On the hunt for date night ideas? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Colorado Springs.
Read on for the highest rated films to catch, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place."
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1975 release has made a lasting impression. Time Out's Tom Huddleston said, "So unnecessarily gorgeous, there are moments where it feels like Tarkovsky with drag and farting."
You can catch it at Icon Cinema Colorado Springs (1818 Spring Water Place) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 22.
"Us revolves around an allegory that's more elastic and resistant to parsing than megahit Get Out," according to Alison Willmore of BuzzFeed News, while the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."
It's playing at Cinemark Tinseltown USA and XD (1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.) and Cinemark Carefree Circle and IMAX (3305 Cinema Point) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Penguins
The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 75 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has been popular with audiences since its release on April 17. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "It took 16 cinematographers three years to capture the stunning images in this doc about an Adelie penguin (anthropomorphically voiced by Ed Helms) coming of age during a freezing Antarctic spring. Go for the film's thrilling sense of wonder."
It's playing at Cinemark Tinseltown USA and XD (1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd.), AMC Classic Colorado Springs 10 (1550 Pulsar Drive), Cinemark Carefree Circle and IMAX (3305 Cinema Point) and AMC Chapel Hills 13 (1770 Briargate Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Shazam!
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has racked up generally positive reviews since its release on April 5. Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf said, "For a long, glorious stretch, Shazam! plays like the anti-Nolan antidote it is," while Matthew Rozsa of Salon stated, "Shazam!" is the funniest, sweetest and most innocent movie in the DC Extended Universe — a sign that it is at last ready to compete with Marvel."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Cinemark Tinseltown USA and XD (1545 E. Cheyenne Mountain Blvd., Icon Cinema Colorado Springs (1818 Spring Water Place) and Cinemark Carefree Circle and IMAX (3305 Cinema Point) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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